Branch Operations Forum 2015

Derek Heneker

9 December 2015

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Welcome to the 2015

Branch Operations Forum

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2015 Branch Operations Forum

> Activities from 2015

> National activities

> Guest speaker

Paul Daly, RISSB

> Contractor Management issues

> Branch compliance observations

> Looking to 2016

ASK QUESTIONS

& MAKE COMMENT

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2015 Branch Profile

> Covers South Australia, Northern

Territory and Tasmania

> 58 Accredited Rail Transport

Operators

> 45 in South Australia

> 11 in the Northern Territory

> 15 in Tasmania

> 11 Rail Safety Officers

> 1 in each of Darwin & Hobart

> All officers work across the Branch

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2015 Branch Activities

> Road rail vehicle inspections

and next steps

> Drug & alcohol testing program

> Audit & inspection overview

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Road Rail Vehicles

> 2014 and 2015 inspection activity

> 21 inspections

> Outcome > 53 non-conformances

> improvement & prohibition notices

> Areas of Non-conformance > Compliance with SMS

> Risk Management

> General engineering & operational systems safety

> Rail safety worker competence

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Road Rail Vehicles

> Continues as a focus for 2016

> Ongoing follow-up of issues raised

during inspections

> Further RRV focused inspections

> Review and analysis of additional

data captures for RRV occurrences

> Engage with industry

representatives as to why gaps in

management remain

> Continue to liaise with RISSB on

the development a RRV standard

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ONRSR D&A Testing

> ONRSR conducts drug and

alcohol tests:

> Randomly

> Following Category A occurrences

> Testing conducted by Medvet

> Medvet testers are authorised

persons under the Rail Safety

National Law

> may be accompanied by rail safety

officers

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ONRSR D&A Testing

In 2015 (to-date)

> 171 Rail safety workers tested

across SA, NT and Tasmania

> 165 drug tests

> 171 alcohol tests

> No confirmed breaches of the

Rail Safety National Law

provisions

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ONRSR D&A Testing – Who?

Train drivers

Rollingstock maintenance

Railway infrastucturemaintenance

Controllers/ signallers

Other

Shunters

Guards

Station staff

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ONRSR D&A Testing – Where?

Testing locations and areas 2015

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2015 Audit & Inspection Program

> Activities undertaken

> Audits and inspections

> Rail corridor visits

> Site visits

(announced & unannounced)

> Rail Safety Officer assignment

> Coordinating officer for each

accredited operator

> Notification of Change

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National initiatives and reforms

> Melissa Radke

Manager, Safety Policy and Strategy

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Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board

Paul Daly

Chief Executive Officer

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Contractor management

> Compliance issues continue to be

identified in this area

> Raised as an area of interest by

operator representatives

> RISSB seeking involvement in a

project for 2016

– Guideline for Contractor Management

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Contractor management

• What areas of contractor

management requirements are

causing confusion/issues?

• What questions need to be

answered to provide better clarity?

• Quick Exercise:

– Form into 5 groups (free choice)

– Spend 20 minutes discussing the

above – capture thoughts

– Report back from each group

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Ask the Regulator

Questions on any rail safety law or regulation topic

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Lunch

12:30 to 13:30

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Risk Based Regulation & Priorities for 2016

> Steve Bickley

Director, Safety and Risk

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Regulator’s observations

> Notifiable occurrence

reporting

> Oversight of maintenance

contractors

> Operating under another

parties accreditation

> SMS audit and review

> Management of change

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Notifiable Occurrence Reporting > Number of reports:

> 2013 – 5,640

> 2014 – 6,254

> 2015 – 6,534 (to date)

> Occurrence reports used to: > identify and monitor trends

> identify occurrences of interest or concern

> Rail Information Officers will follow-up reporting operator for any missing or misleading information

> Rail safety officers review daily reports and will initiate further enquiries into details of occurrences

> Accurate and complete reporting will reduce the follow-up interaction

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Notifiable Occurrence Reporting Key Points:

> Better occurrence descriptions – need to know what happened > describe what the fault was

> Clearer details with location information > Level crossing ID and description

> Providing km points and track section

> Full asset details > Signal, point etc. numbers

> Train and rolling stock numbers

> Drug and Alcohol testing > Detail of the type of worker tested

> Test results for testing being reported

Refer to ONRSR’s, Reporting Notifiable Occurrences, Occurrence Notification Standard (ON-S1)

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Oversight of Maintenance Contractors

Key points:

> Demonstration of informed

purchaser

> Demonstration of monitoring of

performance

> Recognising contractors fall

under the safety management

system

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Operating under another

party’s accreditation

Key Points:

> Does the accredited party have

control/accepted control of

railway operations (i.e. the risk

controls for those operations)

> Multiple accredited parties can

undertake works on the same

track/train

> Clear accountabilities

> Focus on safety interface

arrangements

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SMS Audit and Review

Key Points:

> Audits and reviews should be

about compliance with the SMS

and the effectiveness of the SMS

> Demonstrate to yourself (and

thereby the ONRSR) that the SMS

is working

> Occurrences need to also trigger

reviews

> Good opportunity to revisit the

sfairp argument (review controls)

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Management of Change

Key Points:

• While not all changes are

triggered in a structured way –

need to keep the SMS up-to-

date with respect to the change

• Understanding consequences of

change and impact on resource

allocations and key tasks/roles

under the SMS

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Ask the Regulator continued ……

Questions on any rail safety law or regulation topic

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Looking to 2016

> 86 audits and inspections

> Incorporating ONRSR national priority areas

> More rail corridor site visits

> Some including D&A testing

> Road rail interface visits with road managers

> Coordinated with relevant rail infrastructure

managers

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Looking to 2016

> Coordinating Rail Safety Officers > will be assigned to lead planned activities

> may seek some familiarisation interactions

> Contacting the Branch > through any of the rail safety officers

> encourage proactive engagement

> encourage raising of concerns/issues when identified

> Looking for Feedback > relevance of our interactions

Thank you for your

attendance and participation